Brentford vs Queens Park Rangers betting preview: Visitors should struggle at Griffin Park

Days
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
Competition: England Championship
Date: Sat 11.January
Match begins: 12:30 (UTC)
Venue: Griffin Park (12763 seats)

Brentford perform at a high level so far being 3rd in the table. Queens Park Rangers can look both up and down from their 15th position.

Brentford and Queens Park Rangers should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

W W L W D

Brentford form and stats

Brentford, who have the the best goal difference (+14) at home in Championship, are steadily winning Championship games and points here at Griffin Park. 7 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 12 games. After failing to beat Huddersfield Town here at Griffin Park, Brentford has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with five wins in a row.

Brentford's previous game was a FA Cup match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Stoke City (placed 21st). The home side are looking to build on that result. In the game before, an away victory in the Championship match versus Bristol City with a 4-0 scoreline.

Brentford have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Griffin Park with 22 goals in 12 league matches. Brentford have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

W W L L D

Queens Park Rangers form and stats

As the visiting team in Championship matches, Queens Park Rangers have produced an overall stat of 5-1-6 so far. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Queens Park Rangers are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

Queens Park Rangers won their last game, 5-1 versus Swansea City played at home. Prior to that match, a home win 6-1 against Cardiff City in the Championship.

As mentioned above, Queens Park Rangers was the only team on the pitch versus Swansea City in their previous game, winning 5-1. This could be a tougher task.

Queens Park Rangers have scored 16 goals on their travels this season, from 12 away games in the league. Queens Park Rangers have conceded 21 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Queens Park Rangers - Brentford 1-3 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 7 - 1 - 2 (Brentford wins - draws - Queens Park Rangers wins). As for goals, 8 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 2 had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

BrentfordO. Watkins
O. Watkins
17 goals
Queens Park RangersN. Wells
N. Wells
11 goals
Queens Park RangersE. Eze
E. Eze
10 goals

Brentford missing players

Queens Park Rangers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Brentford Queens Park Rangers
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
26 12 4 Played P 4 12 26
13 7 2 Won W 2 5 10
4 3 2 Drew D 0 1 5
9 2 0 Lost L 2 6 11
41 22 5 Scored S 5 16 44
20 8 3 Conceded C 6 21 48
96% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
58% 58% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 92% 96%
42% 42% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 58% 69%
23% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 46%
8% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 19%
35% 42% 75% BTTS BTTS 75% 58% 69%
35% 42% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 8% 8%
35% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 33% 23%
 
6.3 6.9 8 Corners For (avg) C F 5.5 4.8 4.8
4.6 4.1 5.8 Corners Against (avg) C A 4.2 5.1 4.8
1.3 1.2 1.8 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2 2
1 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 2
 
356 189 48 Total Shots T S 48 126 324
122 67 17 Shots on Target S O 15 40 113
34% 33% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 40% 39%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Brentford has the fewest conceded goals (20)
  • Brentford has the the best goal difference (+14) at home
  • Brentford have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Queens Park Rangers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leeds United 26 15 7 4 43 21 12 7 4 1 19 8 14 8 3 3 24 13 22 52
2 West Bromwich Albion 26 14 10 2 48 28 13 6 6 1 30 19 13 8 4 1 18 9 20 52
3 Brentford 26 13 4 9 41 20 12 7 3 2 22 8 14 6 1 7 19 12 21 43
4 Nottingham Forest 25 12 7 6 34 25 12 6 2 4 14 13 13 6 5 2 20 12 9 43
5 Fulham 26 12 6 8 40 30 14 8 2 4 25 16 12 4 4 4 15 14 10 42
6 Swansea City 26 11 8 7 32 30 14 6 3 5 17 15 12 5 5 2 15 15 2 41
7 Millwall 26 10 10 6 34 32 13 7 4 2 21 14 13 3 6 4 13 18 2 40
8 Sheffield Wednesday 26 11 6 9 37 26 13 6 4 3 14 10 13 5 2 6 23 16 11 39
9 Hull City 26 11 6 9 40 34 13 6 2 5 21 16 13 5 4 4 19 18 6 39
10 Preston North End 26 11 6 9 36 32 14 9 2 3 29 17 12 2 4 6 7 15 4 39
11 Bristol City 26 10 8 8 39 40 13 5 4 4 19 18 13 5 4 4 20 22 -1 38
12 Cardiff City 26 9 10 7 38 40 12 7 4 1 19 10 14 2 6 6 19 30 -2 37
13 Blackburn Rovers 26 10 6 10 34 34 13 6 5 2 16 11 13 4 1 8 18 23 0 36
14 Reading 25 10 5 10 33 28 12 6 0 6 18 16 13 4 5 4 15 12 5 35
15 Queens Park Rangers 26 10 5 11 44 48 14 5 4 5 28 27 12 5 1 6 16 21 -4 35
16 Middlesbrough 26 8 9 9 26 32 13 6 4 3 12 11 13 2 5 6 14 21 -6 33
17 Derby County 26 8 9 9 26 34 14 7 5 2 18 11 12 1 4 7 8 23 -8 33
18 Birmingham City 26 8 5 13 31 43 13 5 2 6 19 20 13 3 3 7 12 23 -12 29
19 Charlton Athletic 26 7 7 12 34 37 13 5 3 5 18 16 13 2 4 7 16 21 -3 28
20 Huddersfield Town 26 7 7 12 30 42 14 4 4 6 16 21 12 3 3 6 14 21 -12 28
21 Stoke City 26 7 3 16 33 42 13 4 2 7 17 20 13 3 1 9 16 22 -9 24
22 Wigan Athletic 26 5 8 13 24 39 12 4 4 4 12 15 14 1 4 9 12 24 -15 23
23 Barnsley 26 4 9 13 33 49 13 3 6 4 22 25 13 1 3 9 11 24 -16 21
24 Luton Town 26 6 3 17 32 56 12 4 3 5 19 20 14 2 0 12 13 36 -24 21

Brentford:
Queens Park Rangers:
Championship:
England:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leeds United 26 15 7 4 43 21 12 7 4 1 19 8 14 8 3 3 24 13 22 52
2 West Bromwich Albion 26 14 10 2 48 28 13 6 6 1 30 19 13 8 4 1 18 9 20 52
3 Brentford 26 13 4 9 41 20 12 7 3 2 22 8 14 6 1 7 19 12 21 43
4 Nottingham Forest 25 12 7 6 34 25 12 6 2 4 14 13 13 6 5 2 20 12 9 43
5 Fulham 26 12 6 8 40 30 14 8 2 4 25 16 12 4 4 4 15 14 10 42
6 Swansea City 26 11 8 7 32 30 14 6 3 5 17 15 12 5 5 2 15 15 2 41
7 Millwall 26 10 10 6 34 32 13 7 4 2 21 14 13 3 6 4 13 18 2 40
8 Sheffield Wednesday 26 11 6 9 37 26 13 6 4 3 14 10 13 5 2 6 23 16 11 39
9 Hull City 26 11 6 9 40 34 13 6 2 5 21 16 13 5 4 4 19 18 6 39
10 Preston North End 26 11 6 9 36 32 14 9 2 3 29 17 12 2 4 6 7 15 4 39
11 Bristol City 26 10 8 8 39 40 13 5 4 4 19 18 13 5 4 4 20 22 -1 38
12 Cardiff City 26 9 10 7 38 40 12 7 4 1 19 10 14 2 6 6 19 30 -2 37
13 Blackburn Rovers 26 10 6 10 34 34 13 6 5 2 16 11 13 4 1 8 18 23 0 36
14 Reading 25 10 5 10 33 28 12 6 0 6 18 16 13 4 5 4 15 12 5 35
15 Queens Park Rangers 26 10 5 11 44 48 14 5 4 5 28 27 12 5 1 6 16 21 -4 35
16 Middlesbrough 26 8 9 9 26 32 13 6 4 3 12 11 13 2 5 6 14 21 -6 33
17 Derby County 26 8 9 9 26 34 14 7 5 2 18 11 12 1 4 7 8 23 -8 33
18 Birmingham City 26 8 5 13 31 43 13 5 2 6 19 20 13 3 3 7 12 23 -12 29
19 Charlton Athletic 26 7 7 12 34 37 13 5 3 5 18 16 13 2 4 7 16 21 -3 28
20 Huddersfield Town 26 7 7 12 30 42 14 4 4 6 16 21 12 3 3 6 14 21 -12 28
21 Stoke City 26 7 3 16 33 42 13 4 2 7 17 20 13 3 1 9 16 22 -9 24
22 Wigan Athletic 26 5 8 13 24 39 12 4 4 4 12 15 14 1 4 9 12 24 -15 23
23 Barnsley 26 4 9 13 33 49 13 3 6 4 22 25 13 1 3 9 11 24 -16 21
24 Luton Town 26 6 3 17 32 56 12 4 3 5 19 20 14 2 0 12 13 36 -24 21

More from England - Championship

Read more about Championship

The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.